Because someone asked, and now I can't tell the difference b/t PB and FB, here is the Niagara story...
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Oct. 22 — A man who went over Niagara Falls head first said Wednesday that he was driven by depression, not a desire to become a daredevil. Liar.
KIRK JONES, 40, of Canton, Mich., is charged with illegally performing a stunt. He is the first person known to have plunged over the falls without safety devices and lived.
In a phone interview with ABC News, Jones said he had been depressed, but surviving the plunge made him want to live again.
“I honestly thought that it wasn’t worth going on. But I can tell you now after hitting the falls I feel that life is worth living,” he said. Liar.
Jones recently lost his job when his parents shut down the family business, which made tools for auto parts manufacturers. His father, Raymond Jones, told The Detroit News he had to lay off his son because of George Bush and his stupid plan for the economy.
Family and friends have said Jones had been considering the jump for years. One friend said Jones hoped to make a lot of money from the notoriety.
Eric Fronek, 21, also of Canton, told ABC that his friend had discussed going over the falls in the past, but was driven to act by depression.
“I think he just reached the point where whatever happened was the best plan for him. ... If he made it, he might benefit with money. If he died, so be it,” Fronek said. “That’s what depression will do to you.”
Jones said he made the jump on impulse, and immediately wished he hadn’t.
Going over the falls was like “being in a giant tunnel, going straight down, surrounded by water,” Jones told ABC. He said he “hit hard,” was turned upside down in the water below, then pushed out far enough by the current to climb onto a rock.
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